Page-48 of Current Affairs - February, 2022

Ecuador Landslide

February 3, 2022

Between January 31 — February 1, 2022, heavy rainfall in Ecuador resulted into multiple landslides, mudflows and floods. Highlights A landslide in Quito in Ecuador took 23 life and injured 47 others. It has left nine missing, while collapsing at ..

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Two new Fossil Flowers in Myanmar

February 3, 2022

The palaeontologists recently discovered two fossil flowers in Myanmar. The flowers lived by the end of Cretaceous period. They are some 100 million years old. The two flowers were Phylica piloburmensis and Eophylica priscastellata. What does the discovery say? The ..

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India Press Freedom Report, 2021

February 3, 2022

The India Press Freedom Report, 2021 was recently released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group. According to the report, 13 media houses and newspapers were targeted in the country, 108 journalists were attacked, and 6 journalists were killed. Key ..

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EXIM Bank- Sri Lanka $500-mn loan agreement

February 3, 2022

On February 2, 2022, the Export Import Bank (EXIM) of India and Government of Sri Lanka signed a USD 500- million Line of Credit agreement. Key Facts The loan agreement is aimed at helping Sri Lanka cope with its current ..

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Earth Trojan Asteroid

February 3, 2022

The Trojan asteroids are those asteroids that share a common orbit with a planet in the solar system. These rocks circle the same star as that of the planet in the same path. So far only one Trojan asteroid was ..

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Olympic Boulevard (Olympic Vithi)

February 3, 2022

Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to dedicate around one-kilometre-long stretch in North Delhi, to honour the Olympic champions. Key Points To celebrate India’s success at Olympics and Para Olympics 2021 PWD will dedicate the stretch to Olympic champions like ..

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PM-DevINE Scheme

February 3, 2022

In Union Budget 2022-23, a new “PM-DevINE scheme” was proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. What is PM-DevINE scheme? Government announced PM-DevINE scheme, with an initial allotment of Rs 1,500 crore. It stands for “Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East”. ..

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Project of blending hydrogen into CGD network

February 3, 2022

Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has started India’s first-of-it’s-kind project to mix hydrogen into natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Key Facts Hydrogen blended natural gas will be supplied to Avantika Gas Limited, which is a Joint Venture ..

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